Churches and violence in north-eastern Guatemala: Between safe space and lions' pit

Based on an ethnographic research led in north-eastern Guatemala between 2011 and 2013, this article problematizes the idea usually advanced in sociology of religions that churches represent safe spaces allowing the reconstruction of social fabric in violent contexts. Analyzing collective mechanisms...

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Main Author: Simon, Saskia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2019]
In: Social compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 435-451
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Guatemala (Nord) / Church / Violence / Protection magic
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CG Christianity and Politics
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B violences
B Churches
B Guatemala
B political spaces
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)